Z

Please read the following for details and installation procedures:

Functions

• Generates sequential zephyr signatures for both terminal zwriting and xzewd zwriting.
• `Remembers' the previous person(s) you zwrote to when using terminal zwriting.
• Provides commands for setting sequential signatures on/off.
• Removes zephyr formatting codes if you wish to zwrite a user on terminal mode.

Scripts

• z [username1] [username2] ....
  • zwriting with sequential signatures. zwrites the previous user(s) if no usernames are given.
• zt [username1] [username2] ....
  • same function as z but removes zephyr formatting codes for signatures.
• seqzsigs
  • to be used with xzewd's `signature command' option to generate sequential signatures for xzewd.
• seqon / seqoff
  • sets sequential signature on/off.
• setptr [pointer#]
  • sets the signature pointer to a specific line in the .zsigs file. If no value is provided, setptr will set the pointer to 0.
• currsig
  • shows the current signature.
• plainsigs
  • shows all signatures after the formatting codes are removed.
• allsigs
  • shows all signatures.

Data Files

• .zsigs
  • contains all signatures with one signature per line. Note: DO NOT leave any blank lines in between or at the end!
• .zsigptr
  • contains the signature pointer and the on/off status of sequential signature.
• .znames
  • contains the username(s) of the person(s) you last zwrote to using z or zt.

Installation

1. Add the changkai locker.
   add changkai
2. Create a directory called z in your home directory.
   mkdir ~/z
3. Copy all the files (except the dot files) into ~/z.
   cp /mit/changkai/z/* ~/z
4. Copy all the dot files into your home directory.
   cp /mit/changkai/z/.* ~
5. Add the path ~/z to your .path file. If you don't have one, create a .path file in your home directory that contains the following:
   set path = ($athena_path ~/z)
6. Add the path ~/z to your current path.
   set path = ($path ~/z)
7. Modify the .zsigs file to create your own collection of zephyr signatures.

Installation on xzewd

1. Click on `Sender' followed by `signature' on the xzewd sender window.
2. Click on `Use Command'.
3. For `Command', type: `/mit/[username]/z/seqzsigs' where [username] is your username.
4. You may like to change `Command timeout' to 20 but this is not necessary.
5. Click on `Save' and you're done.

changkai@alum.mit.edu
since 1 Jan 98